Michael Lohnert

Chief Commercial Officer | Board Member | Venture Capitalist | Corporate Strategist | Private Equity

📍 Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 9 investments📅 12 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2021
VC🌍 United States
9
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Board Observer
Aug 2021
Fortem Technologies is the leader in airspace awareness, security, and defense for detecting and defeating dangerous drones. Through an advanced, end to end system of distributed radar, AI at the Edge, deep sensor integration, and autonomous drone capture, Fortem monitors and defends the world’s venues, infrastructures, cities, and regions. The same system is accelerating the safety of the world’s airspace for urban air mobility.
Board Observer
Dec 2020
Founded in the Bay Area in 2020, Tsecond’s mission is to reform the global datasphere with technologies that increase the speed, volume, and efficiency with which data travels to workplaces and homes across the world. Bryck - a high density, high-speed form factor for large data sets - is Tsecond’s ambitious flagship offering. Secure, portable and rugged, Bryck’s capacity to hold an astonishing one petabyte of big data in a lightweight 4x4x9.5 inch polymer block makes it the smallest such mass storage device known to man. Moreover, two Bryck devices can transfer data between them at an unprecedented speed of 5 GB/s or 1 PB/h, making Bryck the ideal candidate for applications in aerospace, defense, autonomous vehicles, media & entertainment, industrial IoT, surveillance, and security. Tsecond empowers its people to be at the center of all activities. In doing so, Tsecond wishes to become a hub for talented people that help bring about the right change - a technological revolution that’s required for the world. And this is just the beginning. Tsecond will never stop innovating and building groundbreaking technologies. Tsecond believes that innovative and effective products will break the deadlocks faced in the day-to-day life of enterprises and individuals - thats the future Tsecond envisions.
Board Observer
Jan 2019
ALL.SPACE, formerly Isotropic Systems, has developed the 5th generation smart terminal, capable of linking with all satellites, all networks, in all orbits, all at once. Our ground-breaking software-defined service enablement platform integrates intelligent routing, edge computing and on-demand services to deliver unprecedented network resilience and application performance. Whether you're on land, sea or air, we ensure that you stay connected. Our S2000 range is customisable across a range of sizes, Tx/Rx ratios, aperture combinations and scan ranges with up to 8,100 unique configurable options. Our modular architecture allows you to pick the exact terminal configuration to meet your requirements. Visit www.all.space to learn more.
Board Observer
Mar 2018
Myriota has pioneered a new way to retrieve data from anywhere on earth, either on land or at sea. In a landmark partnership with Spire Global, Myriota will deliver near real-time IoT connectivity by the end of 2022! Leveraging years of customer focused R&D and an extensive suite of patented innovations, Myriota delivers secure, low-cost, long-battery life satellite IoT connectivity.
Board Observer
Mar 2018
Located in the heart of El Segundo CA., Morf3D is a provider of end-to-end Additive Manufacturing solutions in R&D, Engineering, and Additive Manufacturing. Our suite of services and strategic partnerships allows us to provide options to significantly reduce capital investments in additive technology, engineering, and staff dedicated to the advancement of AM. Morf3D believes that Additive Manufacturing is forever going to change the landscape of how we design, what we make, when we make it, and where it is produced, all of which require us to alter the way we think! Morf3D has the Additive Smarts to help you envision the possibilities, evolve your engineering and R&D, and emerge with a solid plan to enlist additive manufacturing to boost profits and lead in your industry. Our collaborative and hands on approach at our R&D Innovation Center is central to education ultimately accelerating the adoption of Additive Manufacturing. Now more than ever you need Additive Smarts, get started or advance current efforts with Morf3D. To learn more, please visit us at www.Morf3D.com Or contact us at: info@Morf3D.com
Board Member
Jan 2018
Cuberg is commercializing next-generation battery technology to power the future of electric mobility. The company was acquired in 2021 by Northvolt, a global supplier of sustainable, high-quality battery cells and systems. As Northvolt's Advanced Technology Center operating in Silicon Valley, Cuberg is developing and commercializing lithium metal batteries, building an innovation ecosystem around lithium-ion technology, and leveraging Northvolt's state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities to rapidly scale up production of advanced batteries. Cuberg's groundbreaking lithium metal battery delivers generational improvements in energy density and power output and has been validated by the U.S. Department of Energy. The company's battery products are ideally suited to power the next generation of electric vehicles on the ground and in the air, offering longer ranges and flight times, greater payloads, and lower cost of ownership. The technology, based on a non-flammable liquid electrolyte combined with a lithium metal anode, is fully compatible with existing lithium-ion manufacturing infrastructure to accelerate time-to-market.
Board Observer
Sep 2017
At Gamma Alloys, we develop the next generation of lightweight alloys. We have a patented manufacturing procedures, utilizing nanotechnology, to reinforce metal alloys, such as aluminum, magnesium, and titanium alloys. Our materials now display properties previously unreachable and enable applications to date only imagined. We can deliver customized products, from extruded bars to finished, machined components.
Board Member
Jun 2016
Nevados is the premier solar tracker company for PV power plants built on sloped and rolling terrain. We offer innovative all-terrain trackers paired with a comprehensive software suite in an integrated technology platform that optimizes solar performance, improves plant reliability, and respects the natural landscape. Our trackers can handle slopes of up to 37%, with post top deflections of up to 90”. Headquartered in San Francisco and backed by institutional capital, Nevados is transforming utility-scale PV deployment with our tracking solutions and partnership approach. Our mission is to pioneer sustainable solar solutions to preserve the earth for today and for tomorrow. To learn more, please visit www.nevados.solar.
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2021
Board Observer
Aug 2021
Fortem Technologies is the leader in airspace awareness, security, and defense for detecting and defeating dangerous drones. Through an advanced, end to end system of distributed radar, AI at the Edge, deep sensor integration, and autonomous drone capture, Fortem monitors and defends the world’s venues, infrastructures, cities, and regions. The same system is accelerating the safety of the world’s airspace for urban air mobility.
Partner
Aug 2021
AE Industrial Partners is a private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense & government services, space, power & utility services, and specialty industrial markets. AE Industrial Partners invests in market-leading companies that can benefit from its deep industry knowledge, operating experience, and relationships throughout its target markets. AE Industrial Partners is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment and the ILPA Diversity in Action initiative. Learn more at www.aeroequity.com.
2020
Board Observer
Dec 2020
Founded in the Bay Area in 2020, Tsecond’s mission is to reform the global datasphere with technologies that increase the speed, volume, and efficiency with which data travels to workplaces and homes across the world. Bryck - a high density, high-speed form factor for large data sets - is Tsecond’s ambitious flagship offering. Secure, portable and rugged, Bryck’s capacity to hold an astonishing one petabyte of big data in a lightweight 4x4x9.5 inch polymer block makes it the smallest such mass storage device known to man. Moreover, two Bryck devices can transfer data between them at an unprecedented speed of 5 GB/s or 1 PB/h, making Bryck the ideal candidate for applications in aerospace, defense, autonomous vehicles, media & entertainment, industrial IoT, surveillance, and security. Tsecond empowers its people to be at the center of all activities. In doing so, Tsecond wishes to become a hub for talented people that help bring about the right change - a technological revolution that’s required for the world. And this is just the beginning. Tsecond will never stop innovating and building groundbreaking technologies. Tsecond believes that innovative and effective products will break the deadlocks faced in the day-to-day life of enterprises and individuals - thats the future Tsecond envisions.
2019
Board Observer
Jan 2019
ALL.SPACE, formerly Isotropic Systems, has developed the 5th generation smart terminal, capable of linking with all satellites, all networks, in all orbits, all at once. Our ground-breaking software-defined service enablement platform integrates intelligent routing, edge computing and on-demand services to deliver unprecedented network resilience and application performance. Whether you're on land, sea or air, we ensure that you stay connected. Our S2000 range is customisable across a range of sizes, Tx/Rx ratios, aperture combinations and scan ranges with up to 8,100 unique configurable options. Our modular architecture allows you to pick the exact terminal configuration to meet your requirements. Visit www.all.space to learn more.
2018
Board Observer
Mar 2018
Myriota has pioneered a new way to retrieve data from anywhere on earth, either on land or at sea. In a landmark partnership with Spire Global, Myriota will deliver near real-time IoT connectivity by the end of 2022! Leveraging years of customer focused R&D and an extensive suite of patented innovations, Myriota delivers secure, low-cost, long-battery life satellite IoT connectivity.
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